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William Gaddis

J R is a novel by William Gaddis. Published in 1975 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., J R was Gaddis's second novel and received the National Book Award in 1976. J R tells the story of the eponymous 11-year-old boy who obscures his identity through payphone calls and postal money orders in order to parlay penny stock holdings into a fortune on paper. The novel broadly satirizes what Gaddis called "the American dream turned inside out". One critic called it "the greatest satirical novel in American li... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]

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  • William Gaddis - Books/Stories/Written Works

    William Gaddis Books. William Gaddis bibliography includes all books by William Gaddis. Book list may include collections, novellas. This list is alphabetical, and you can sort by any column. These items, like Das mechanische Klavier. and The Rush for Second Place include images when available. Use this list ...more

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